1981 NAIA World Series
Collegiate baseball tournament
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The 1981 NAIA World Series was a double-elimination tournament to determine the baseball champion of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The tournament was held at Chaparral Stadium[note 1] on the campus of Lubbock Christian College[note 2] in Lubbock, Texas, from June 2 through June 8. The Grand Canyon Antelopes won the tournament, the team's second consecutive NAIA baseball championship.[1]
1981 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 10 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Grand Canyon (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Gil Stafford (Grand Canyon title) |
| MVP | Pete Bethea (Grand Canyon) |
Participants
| Team | Record | Head coach | Previous appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azusa Pacific | Tom Hicks | None | |
| Grand Canyon | Gil Stafford | 4 (1969, 1971, 1973, 1980) | |
| John Brown | None | ||
| Lipscomb | Ken Dugan | 7 (1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980) | |
| Liberty | Al Worthington | None | |
| Lubbock Christian | 38–38 | Larry Hays | 2 (1977, 1980) |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State | Mike Metheny | 3 (1978, 1979, 1980) | |
| Spring Arbor | Hank Burbridge | None | |
| William Jewell | Fred Flook | 7 (1957, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980) | |
| Winthrop | Horace Turbeville | None | |
Tournament
Bracket
- To be added
Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2[2] | Game 1 | Grand Canyon | 11–7 | Lipscomb | |
| Game 2 | William Jewell | 10–6 | John Brown | ||
| Game 3 | Winthrop | 4–3 | Spring Arbor | ||
| Game 4 | Liberty | 8–5 | Lubbock Christian | ||
| June 3[2] | Game 5 | Lipscomb | 6–3 | John Brown | John Brown eliminated |
| Game 6 | Spring Arbor | 6–1 | Lubbock Christian | Lubbock Christian eliminated | |
| Game 7 | Grand Canyon | 8–5 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | ||
| June 3/4[note 3] | Game 8 | Liberty | 5–4 | Azusa Pacific | |
| Game 9 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 7–5 | Spring Arbor | Spring Arbor eliminated | |
| Game 10 | Azusa Pacific | 7–4 | Lipscomb | Lipscomb eliminated | |
| Game 11 | Grand Canyon | 9–3 | William Jewell | ||
| Game 12 | Winthrop | 4–1 | Liberty | ||
| Game 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 13–12 | William Jewell | William Jewell eliminated | |
| Game 14 | Azusa Pacific | 11–1 | Liberty | Liberty eliminated | |
| Game 15 | Grand Canyon | 9–2 | Winthrop | ||
| Game 16 | Winthrop | 11–10 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Southeastern Oklahoma State eliminated | |
| Game 17 | Grand Canyon | 12–3 | Azusa Pacific | Azusa Pacific eliminated | |
| June 8 | Final | Grand Canyon | 12–4 | Winthrop | Grand Canyon win NAIA World Series |
See also
Notes
- Hays Field was named Chaparral Stadium 1978–1999.
- Lubbock Christian University was named Lubbock Christian College 1956–1988.